Shoe.



G. PAPP.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 2, 1912.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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Be it known the; I Gnome o ew Yorfi} in the county or go 7 the icit of ew Xorgand State of vented certain new and useiul Improve v,ments in Shoes, of which the following is a;

g eged in. the usual way by a' ehee la e at; 'l e present invention relates to1hipr0ve-; ents in shoes, and more parti ularly to;

ace shoes.

One of" the object s oi the invention is to; rovide a shoe having the e .pearen e oi a ace shoe into which "the foo: can be easily inserted and from which it can be. c n veniently and quickly removed w hout unfastening the lace thereof.

Another obieet of; the invention is to pro= vide. a shoe w th novel fasteners w ieh will permit otthe shoe being easily an; quickly fastened upon the loot. With these and other objects in view,

a of the invention is et er understood, the same consists in the combina j an ment' and construction of p rts hereina fully described, pointed cu. in the appendedclaim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it hem understood that. many changes ma he was in the s d p portion of e several arts and minor de-' tails of; construction wi hin thescope of the appended claim without dc artmg fr m the s nit or sacrificing any of t .e advanta es of t e invention.v

One of the many possible embodiments of the inv ntion is illustrated in the a p laying drawings, which Figure 1 is a iront eleva ion of. the proved shoe showing its fasten ng in the gen position; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of t e shoe showing the same closed; Fig. 3 is I a Side elevation of the shoe in its closed posi-' tion; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of one section oftwo coacting fastening devices; Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the other section of the fasten- 7 'ing device; 7 is a side elevation thereof; and Fi 8 is a horizontal section taken through a etail of construction.

In the drawings, the numeral 11 designates a sole, having a heel 12. Secured to l. Parr, a; sub; Hungary, and resident .ew York, have in .tlon, nd which will permi this i is also open coaetlug'iastening means carried by the up ppear as the naturef wi h ye eta 1'8 and heel 19; whic are on lacebsgensiats of .atrlitelastiic arag ins res n er, sewn A on Lee 1 else 8 and h ek l9, en he y l hegite ea eas l: a leeua H beieneed which will always we kept saiely 77 top o the shoe to accommodate itself: to set of warying sizes The rear oi the top oi the shoe and is adepted'to he closed by e1: pieces 146 and 17. Mere particulelly a strip 1 of; pliable material is inserted near to the-rear edge 22 of the upp tween the latter and the lining 23 there'o This pliable strip is provided wlth a luli-ality of slots 24 which are arranged in a line parall nd a a suitable distance from the rear edge 22 ofthe upper piece-1,6, said slots being provided at their lower ends with circular enlargemeritsv 25,- 25. These slots register with $1053 25 in the to piece 16, the slots 26 being of the same con 11!: as the slots 24. V The slots at and 26 are adapt ed to be engaged by studs 27, 2?, which are attac d to a metallic strip 28, the latter e g fa tened to a flap 29, which is sewed along its edge 30 to the upper lens 17 and to one of the hee pieces 15, and a ong its edge 31 to the other onset the heel .ieces 15. Two e g mbers at a sue t t llbl are se cured to he ugperedge o; the u .per piece 16 and the ap 29- M re pa. -'culafrly a head 32 is carr d y the flap 29, and a re sillent socket- 33 secu ed o the upper piece 16. Th purpos of his arrangement will be hereinafter fully described. A tongue at is attached to the upper ed 6. 0f thef vamp 13, and bridges the slit at t e front of the upper pieces 16 and 17.

The operation of this device is as fol lows: When the foot is to be inserted into sealed Feb. a, 191s 191;. ser al 319. 712 38.;

ends above the rear part of the heel, while id 17 are Lrevi ed 1 heads 27 of the lugs into registering positions with the circular enlargements of the slots 24 in the strip 21. When in such positions, the lugs 27 can be easily disengaged from the slots 24, which permits the upper pieces 16 and 17 of the shoe to'be separated, so that the foot 'can be easily inserted into or removed from vthe shoe, as the case may be. When the foot isinserted into the shoe, the reverse operations are necessary to close the same, that is to say, first the heads of the lugs 27 are inserted into the circular enlargements of the slots 24 and the strip'28 forced toward the strip 21 until the shanks of the lugs are adapted to be received by the slots 24 in the strip 21. vEiIerting then a pull upon the flap 29, the said shanks are brought toward and into contact with the upper edges of the slots. By engaging then the cooperating members of the snap fastener, a disengagement of the studs from the slots is effectively prevented. v

It should be observed that the application of this invention 420 an ordinary lace shoe does not in any way detract from the appearance of the shoe or,render' it uncomfortable to the wearer. .The fla 29 covers the closure slit upon the rearof the quarters,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for slots in' said piece a flap .attached to the rear edge of the other piece of said quarters carrying studs adapted 1 to be. brought through said circular. enlargements into'engagement with the slots in the other piece of said quarters and with the slots in said strip, and coacting fastening means upon said flap and said first-named piece of said quarters to prevent a vertical movement of said studs relative to said slots.

Signed at New York,- in the county of New York and State of New York, this 28th day of June, A. D 1912.

GEORGE PAPP.

Witnesses v SIGMUND- HERZOG, M. FRIEDLANDER.

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